PSKC encryption
===============
.. module:: pskc.encryption
Some of the information in PSKC files (e.g. key material) can be encrypted
with either pre-shared keys, passphrase-based keys or asymmetric keys
(asymmetric keys are currently unimplemented).
Embedded PSKC encryption is handled inside the :class:`Encryption` class that
defines encryption key or means of deriving keys. It is accessed from the
:attr:`~pskc.PSKC.encryption` attribute of a :class:`~pskc.PSKC` instance::
>>> from binascii import a2b_hex
>>> from pskc import PSKC
>>> pskc = PSKC('somefile.pskcxml')
>>> pskc.encryption.key = a2b_hex('12345678901234567890123456789012')
or::
>>> pskc.encryption.derive_key('qwerty')
Once the encryption key has been set up, any encrypted key values from the
PSKC file are available transparently.
If no key or an incorrect key has been configured, upon accessing encrypted
information (e.g. the :attr:`~pskc.key.Key.secret` attribute of a
:class:`~pskc.key.Key` instance) a :exc:`~pskc.exceptions.DecryptionError`
exception will be raised.
When writing out a PSKC file, encryption can be configured with the
:func:`~pskc.encryption.Encryption.setup_preshared_key()` or
:func:`~pskc.encryption.Encryption.setup_pbkdf2()` function::
>>> from pskc import PSKC
>>> pskc = PSKC()
>>> pskc.encryption.setup_preshared_key(algorithm='AES256-CBC')
or::
>>> pskc.encryption.setup_pbkdf2(password='verysecure')
The Encryption class
--------------------
.. class:: Encryption
.. attribute:: id
Optional identifier of the encryption key.
.. attribute:: algorithm
A URI of the encryption algorithm used. See the section
:ref:`encryption-algorithms` below for a list of algorithms URIs.
Assigned values to this attribute will be converted to the canonical
URI for the algorithm if it is known. For instance, the value
``3DES-CBC`` will automatically be converted into
``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc``.
.. attribute:: key_names
List of names provided for the encryption key.
.. attribute:: key_name
Since usually only one name is defined for a key but the schema allows
for multiple names, this is a shortcut for accessing the first value of
:attr:`key_names`. It will return ``None`` if no name is available.
.. attribute:: key
The binary value of the encryption key. In the case of pre-shared keys
this value should be set before trying to access encrypted information
in the PSKC file.
When using key derivation the secret key is available in this attribute
after calling :func:`derive_key`.
.. function:: derive_key(password)
Derive a key from the supplied password and information in the PSKC
file (generally algorithm, salt, etc.).
This function may raise a :exc:`~pskc.exceptions.KeyDerivationError`
exception if key derivation fails for some reason.
.. attribute:: fields
A list of :class:`~pskc.key.Key` instance field names that will be
encrypted when the PSKC file is written. List values can contain
``secret``, ``counter``, ``time_offset``, ``time_interval`` and
``time_drift``.
.. function:: setup_preshared_key(...)
Configure pre-shared key encryption when writing the file.
:param binary key: the encryption key to use
:param str id: encryption key identifier
:param str algorithm: encryption algorithm
:param int key_length: encryption key length in bytes
:param str key_name: a name for the key
:param list key_names: a number of names for the key
:param list fields: a list of fields to encrypt
This is a utility function to easily set up encryption. Encryption can
also be set up by manually by setting the
:class:`~pskc.encryption.Encryption` properties.
This method will generate a key if required and set the passed values.
By default AES128-CBC encryption will be configured and unless a key is
specified one of the correct length will be generated. If the algorithm
does not provide integrity checks (e.g. CBC-mode algorithms) integrity
checking in the PSKC file will be set up using
:func:`~pskc.mac.MAC.setup()`.
By default only the :attr:`~pskc.key.Key.secret` property will be
encrypted when writing the file.
.. function:: setup_pbkdf2(...)
Configure password-based PSKC encryption when writing the file.
:param str password: the password to use (required)
:param str id: encryption key identifier
:param str algorithm: encryption algorithm
:param int key_length: encryption key length in bytes
:param str key_name: a name for the key
:param list key_names: a number of names for the key
:param list fields: a list of fields to encrypt
:param binary salt: PBKDF2 salt
:param int salt_length: used when generating random salt
:param int iterations: number of PBKDF2 iterations
:param function prf: PBKDF2 pseudorandom function
Defaults for the above parameters are similar to those for
:func:`setup_preshared_key()` but the password parameter is required.
By default 12000 iterations will be used and a random salt with the
length of the to-be-generated encryption key will be used.
.. _encryption-algorithms:
Supported encryption algorithms
-------------------------------
The following encryption algorithms are currently supported by python-pskc.
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| URI | Description |
+====================================================+=====================================================+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes128-cbc`` | AES encryption in CBC mode with various key lengths |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes192-cbc`` | |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#aes256-cbc`` | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-aes128`` | AES key wrap with various key lengths |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-aes192`` | |
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-aes256`` | |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#tripledes-cbc`` | Triple DES (3DES) encryption in CBC mode |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| ``http://www.w3.org/2001/04/xmlenc#kw-tripledes`` | Triple DES (3DES) key wrap |
+----------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+